unexpected cups of coffee.

so.  Doesn't "pumpkin spice latte" just sound delish?  Well I'd say.  ;)  I realllllly wanted to try one of these magical things from Starbucks while on my trip to Barcelona, Spain because I'd never tried one in the States.  While in JFK waiting for the plane, my dad & I made a Starbucks run.  I taught him how to order and everything (he was very proud of himself haha).  We got up to the counter and he said perfectly & fluently, "Pumpkin spice frappuccino, tall, with whipped cream" like he goes to Starbucks everyday.  Score, dad!

Our $4 cup of yummy goodness arrived at the pick-up counter and I let him take the first drink.

His reaction? "BLECH!"  He handed it to me.  I took a sip.  Low and behold, it was NOT pumpkin spice frappuccino.  It was just like a normal frappuccino thing with absolutely no flavoring or anything.  He's definitely not a "coffee and coffee only" fan, like myself, so I drank the rest even though it wasn't pumpkin spice.

Moving on to the end of our trip.  Right when I got off the plane in Vegas I felt SO sick.  The whole flight had been extremely turbulent and I had felt fine, but once we were on the ground & in the airport I laid down on the terminal floor because I was so tired I was shaking.  My dad kindly thought that maybe I was just hungry so he went to Starbucks and got a pumpkin spice frappuccino & croissant.  This time it was really a pumpkin spice frappuccino, but I felt too sick to eat anything.

Once I felt well enough to walk, we found our hotel and I crashed.  I never got to try the frappuccino.

Today I actually got to try a pumpkin spice latte.  :)  It was a cold day & a warm latte was just pure happiness. 

And, it was delish.

mandiimae is a photographer in cedar city, utah who loves coffee!